904  
FZUS54 KHGX 121113  
CWFHGX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
613 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP  
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA  
BAYS.  
 
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST  
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE  
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.  
 
GMZ300-130015-  
613 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM  
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.  
 
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS AND 2-4FT SEAS  
PREVAIL INTO THE UPCOMING WEEK. THE PRIMARY MARINE CONCERN WILL  
BE FOR EARLY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON STORMS IN THE COASTAL  
ENVIRONMENT TODAY. MORE NUMEROUS ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT  
THROUGH TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED,  
THOUGH WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR ANY ISOLATED MORE  
INTENSE CELLS. DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN AFTER MIDWEEK.  
 

 
 
GMZ335-130015-  
GALVESTON BAY-  
613 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. SHOWERS  
LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.    
TUESDAY
 
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST IN  
THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ330-130015-  
MATAGORDA BAY-  
613 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A CHANCE  
OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, THEN A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.    
TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND  
10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, DIMINISHING  
TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SMOOTH. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY  
CHOPPY.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS  
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.  
 
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ350-355-130015-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT  
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-  
613 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
GMZ370-375-130015-  
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO  
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-  
613 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
TODAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.   
TONIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
TUESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE  
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.    
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.  
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET.    
THURSDAY
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FEET.  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
 

 
 
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